Stacey Vanek Smith

Reporter, Marketplace

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Stacey Vanek Smith is a former senior reporter for Marketplace.

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Wal-Mart will buy your used video games now

Mar 18, 2014
Wal-Mart has entered the booming used game market

Quizzes are free data mining tools for brands

Mar 18, 2014
An online Game of Thrones quiz got a million online hits for HBO.
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St. Patrick O'Nomics

Mar 17, 2014
Businesses are making a lot of green this St. Patrick's Day
Parade goers dressed as leprechauns jumps up and shout as they prepare to attend St Patrick's Day festivities in Dublin
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Obama pushes for more overtime pay

Mar 12, 2014
Wages haven’t really increased in the last 20 years--a look at how and why companies are keeping wages low
U.S. President Barack Obama returned to the White House after a day trip to New York on March 11, 2014 in Washington, D.C. The president attended two fundraisers and shopped at a Midtown Manahattan Gap, highlighting the retailer's policy of paying entry-level employees more than the federal minimum wage. No word on whether or not he was paid overtime.
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Changing fraternity culture: A business question

Mar 10, 2014
After a string of deaths, elite fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon eliminates pledging all together.
Warren Buffett, a fraternity brother himself, of Berkshire Hathaway poses for pictures before the game between the Creighton Bluejays and the Providence Friars at CenturyLink Center on March 8, 2014 in Omaha, Nebraska.
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What natural gas has to do with conflict in Ukraine

Mar 4, 2014
Natural gas is one of the most important components of the Ukraine equation. Europe is a big consumer and Russia is its supplier of choice.
A gas pipe-line runs in Sevastopol on March 4, 2014. The European Union will help Ukraine pay the $2.0 billion it owes to Russian gas giant Gazprom, a top official said Tuesday.
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